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in one's sights

in one's sights prepositional phrase: being seen or targeted, often through the sights of a weapon.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (literally) Being seen or targeted, often through the sights of a weapon.
    • The pilot had the enemy plane in his sights.
  2. (figuratively) Being the target or object of one's efforts or ambitions.
    • All through medical school she kept her dream of being a doctor in her sights.
  3. (figuratively) Still achievable.
    • With a win in the semifinals, the championship remained firmly in their sights.
    • But Chelsea, who left Didier Drogba on the bench as coach Carlo Ancelotti favoured Fernando Torres, staged a stirring fightback to move up to fourth and keep United in their sights on a night when nothing other than victory would have kept the Blues in contention.2011 March 1, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC

Questions about in one's sights

What does in one's sights mean?
In one's sights means being seen or targeted, often through the sights of a weapon.
What part of speech is in one's sights?
In one's sights is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in one's sights in the dictionary

  1. in one's own time
  2. in one's own world
  3. in one's pocket
  4. in one's right mind
  5. in one's sight
  6. in one's sights
  7. in one's sleeve
  8. in one's stead
  9. in one's teens
  10. in one's teeth
  11. in one's tracks

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